Speaking to OK! magazine, said that he feels as though he is married to the former – even though he is still officially married to first wife Katie Price.

‘A piece of paper and a ring doesn’t necessarily make you married, it’s in your heart,’ he said.

‘Chantelle’s already my wife now. She might not be officially but she is to me.’

The couple went on to joke about what kind of wedding they would have, with Alex keen on a Star Wars theme and Chantelle preferring a winter wonderland style bash.

The upcoming nuptials will be the second time down the aisle for both Chantelle and Alex – Houghton married her former CBB housemate Preston in 2006 before divorcing a year later, while Alex marrying Katie Price in Las Vegas in 2010.

Their marriage also lasted only a year and they are in the process of divorcing.

Chantelle told the magazine that she thinks her and Alex’s relationship has a chance of surviving as they have both come out of tough marriages.

‘We both know what it feels like to be in dysfunctional relationships and we’ve learnt and become better people,’ Alex added.